Camryn+B

__Idaho, Road Trip Journal Day #1__
On the first day in Idaho, we started off the day by going to the Payless Mini Mart, in Sandpoint. While we were there, I got some jelly filled doughnuts for breakfast. YUMMY! My mom got a Mountain Dew, and my sister dared me to shake it up, so when she opened it, it would explode. I personally can’t resist a dare so I had to do it!

After that we took a journey to the Raptor Reef Water Park in Hayden, Idaho. While my family and I were there, we went in the pool and played Marco Polo. Next, we went Go-Carting, and I got 1st place! (of course!) Then, we finished off by getting dumped on by a giant bucket filled with water.

Lastly, we took a relaxing visit to the Hayburn State Park. I saw the cutest baby deer there, I even took a picture of him. My whole family got sunburned really bad, and when we left we looked like a bunch of walking tomatoes! To make it even worse for my sister, a BIG hawk flew over my sister and a big ol’ glob of white bird poop landed on her head. I was laughing my head off! That is what we did on the 1st day in Idaho.

__Idaho, Road Trip Journal Day #2__
On day #2 in Idaho we started off by going to the Burgdorf Hot Springs in McCall. The Warren Creek was discovered by James Warren in 1862, when he discovered gold in it. It was very rejuvenating, and relaxing. We went golfing and I wasn’t very good but my sister got a hole in one!

Next we went to Triumph to meet up with the Alpine Olympian skier, Picabo Street, and her three sons, Eli who is six years old, Trey who is five years old, and Dax who is five months old. They were all very nice. Dax kept on smiling at me the whole time!

For dinner we went to Ck’s restaurant in Hailey, Idaho. They have a lot of really good food there. They were ranked #2 of 21 in all of Hailey. My sister got clams to eat! Eww, well but I guess that is just my opinion. Then for dessert I got a brownie with ice cream on the top. I think that my favorite thing thst we did today was meeting with Picabo Street. She is a very talented women with a very nice family. I felt really cool being able to meet a former Olympian.

__Idaho, Road trip Journal Day #3__
On our 3rd day in Idaho, we decided to take a little nature walk on the Borah Peak mountain trail. At first, it was very sunny and warm, but a little bit later my sister spotted a gray cloud in the distance. It was heading right towards us. The cloud caught up with us before we could get off the mountain. When we finally reached the car we were all drenched, and looked like muddy hobos.

Next, we were looking on the laptop to see if we could find a place to eat lunch at and go to the bathroom at. We found a McDonalds, in Idaho Falls. Even though my sister and I are both to old to go in the playground at McDonalds, the slide just looked too tempting to not go on.

After that we went to Da Pineapple Grill. When we were there, my sister spilled her soda all over herself and the table. I wasn’t very hungry, so I just got some French fries. For dessert I got ice cream. When we were leaving the parking lot, we ran over a bird!

I think that my favorite thing we did today was taking a nature walk on the Borah Peak trail. It was a very interesting walk, and it brought us closer together as a family!

__Idaho, Road Trip Journal Day #4__
On the 4th day in Idaho, we started off by going to the Snake River in Rexburg. The Snake River is the lowest point in the whole state. While we were there, we took a tour on the Snake River. While we were on the tour, our tour car just about got stuck in the mud, because it had rained the day before, so the trail got kind of wet. The venue was completely breath taking! We also took a ride on a jet boat, and got totally soaked!

We went to the Wal-Mart in Chubbuck after that, to get some dry clothes. I got a very cute pair of shorts and a blue t-shirt that had a big ice cream cone on it. Did you know there are about 2,747 Wal-Mart stores worldwide! We went there on a perfect day, because they ALWAYS have samples on Sundays. I got a sample of ice cream, chicken, yogurt, and a cookie. We also got subs from the built in Subway in Wal-Mart.

For our last stop of the day, we went to the Idaho State University in Pocatello, to visit my cousin. My cousin is going for her master’s degree. There are currently about 19,000 students attending the University of Idaho. My cousin bought me my very own Idaho Bengal sweatshirt. My mom didn’t think that I my cousin needed to buy me the sweatshirt with her own money, so she tried to give her money to pay her back, but she wouldn’t take it. Eventually, my mom decided to sneak the money into her purse. I think that the best thing we did today was going to the Idaho State University. I love my cousin very much and it was nice to get to see her. Maybe when I get older I will go to the University of Idaho! I think that my favorite thing we did today was taking a nature walk on the Borah Peak trail. It was a very interesting walk, and it brought us closer together as a family!

__ Idaho, Road Trip Journal Day #5 __
On day number 5 in Idaho, we started off by going to the Masonic Theater, in Clifton. We went there because we thought it was a movie theater, but it turns out that it is a building currently under construction. The building was very beautiful and majestic, but it was kind of boring, because there really wasn’t anything to do. I guess we learned our lesson ALWAYS make sure that the place your going to isn’t under any kind of construction, or renovation!

Next we went to the QuickStop Mini Mart to get something for lunch. I got a pepperoni pizza to share with my sister, some potato chips, and a Sprite soda. I also have the best secret to get what I want, all you have to do is say that you’ll pay for it, and they’ll feel like you want this so much that you’ll buy it yourself. So in the end I got a lottery ticket, and won $30! OHH YEAH! But the ticket itself costs three dollars, so I guess I won $27! OHH YEAH! (again)

Lastly we went to the Bear River Massacre Site to catch up on a little history. The Massacre was 147 years ago, in January 29th, 1863. Nearly 275 people were lost during the massacre. This was a very emotional, and peaceful experience, to be able to have the privilege of doing. My sister almost started to cry when she heard how many people died. I think if we would have stayed a little bit longer, I would have cried too.

I think that my over all favorite thing we did today, was going to the Bear River Massacre site. It was a very good learning experience, and was very interesting to realize that people were fighting over such silly reasons only about 147 years ago.

__Idaho, Road Trip Journal Day #6__
To start off day #6 in Idaho, we went to the Burley swimming pool. I did a dive off the swimming pool perfectly, and my sister tried to do a dive with a tinier splash than me but actually did a partial belly flop. Then my sister went to get my mom to be the judge of the cannon ball splash competition. I started, and I thought that I did spectacular, until my sister did her cannon ball. Talk about a splash! The prize for it was being able to push my mom into the off the diving board into the pool.

After that we went to the Warm Springs State Park. While we were there we went white water rafting. My raft got caught on a big rock, and I just about flipped over! That is until, my mom came and pushed my off it. We also went on a hike through the trails. It was very fun because my sister and I were playing the “Your Mama” game. We also played tag and I ran into a tree because I wasn’t watching where I was going.

Last but certainly not least, we went to a Boise Hawks baseball game. The stadium has about 3,500 seats in it. Our seats were right in front of home plate! During the game I caught a baseball that came into the stands. After the game I got it signed by Jeff Samarzija! I got a GIANT hotdog from the concessions and didn’t think that I was going to eat ever again!

My favorite thing that we did today was going to the Burley swimming pool. It was my favorite thing because I love getting to hang out, and interact with my family.

__Idaho, Road Trip Journal, Day #7__
The first thing we did on day #7 in Idaho was going to an Idaho Stampede basketball game. They were playing against the Wisconsin Badgers. Of course I was rooting for the Badgers, but Idaho was doing very well. There was only seven seconds on the clock, Idaho was down by one point, the ball was in the hands of Idaho, he made a three point shot and he made it! Idaho had won! I felt kind of bad for Wisconsin, but it was a very nail biting game.

Next we went to the Albertson college in Caldwell. It was founded in 1891, and is still going strong! It was also voted the 20th best college in the United States of America. We went there to watch a women’s soccer game. It was the first game of the season. I love to play soccer, it’s one of my favorite sports. The game was almost over, when it started to pour on us. The rain just came out of nowhere! It seems like everywhere we go it rains!

Then we went to Shopko to buy some dry clothes. I got déjà vu, because on day #4 in Idaho we got soaked in rain and had to go shopping for clothes at Wal-Mart. I got a twilight t-shirt, and some jean shorts. I think that by the time we are done in Idaho I’m going to have a whole new wardrobe!

Today we went to watch two different sports play and I enjoyed them both, but my over all favorite was watching the women play soccer. I have been playing soccer for 6 years and I’m starting my 7th. I hope that when I get older I will play soccer in college!

__Idaho, Road Trip Journal, Day #8__
On the eighth day in Idaho, we started off by going to the Gem county fair grounds in Emmett. We were just in time for the county fair and rodeo. The rodeo was very interesting, I have never seen one before. I thought for sure that the guy was going to get thrown off of the bull at any moment, but he hung in there. The fair was very fun. I went on almost ALL of the rides. I made my mom go on a ride that spun in lots of circles. When she got off the ride she just about fell over!

Next we went to the Heritage Park in Eagle. Its not an average park, it has these little things that squirt water up at you, and all children are welcome to go in it. My sister went in it with me. My sister and I both got a whole bunch of water up our noses from the little water squirting thingies.

Last we went to the Roaring Springs water park in Meridian. It has 13 outdoor attractions. I went on Vipers Vortex. It reminds me of a toilet bowl, because you drop down a little slide, then you swirls around in a funnel shaped bowl until you drop out the bottom. It was a lot of fun. My sister dared me to scream as loud as I could the whole ride down, I did.

We did a lot of really fun things throughout the whole trip, and my favorite thing we did was going to the Roaring Springs water park. I went on all of the attractions, and they were all a lot of fun! I think that I might come back here next year!